Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 850 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!

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